News briefs
Committee tackles
Fairmount area future
The University Campus Planning
Committee will hold a public hear
ing Friday at 9:30 a.m. in the EMU
Fir Room to discuss revisions to the
East Campus Area long-term plan.
University planners have tried to
alleviate neighborhood concern
about new development by hosting a
series of public workshops and dis
cussion forums. However, several
neighbors and past residents still ex
press discontent for the plan and im
plications it may have for the area.
The hearing will address revisions
and amendments stemming from
community input received at a Nov.
4 committee meeting.
The area, commonly called the
Fairmount neighborhood, stretches
from Agate Street to Villard Street
and from East 19th Avenue to East
15th Avenue. It contains approxi
mately 100 residential homes, two
thirds of which would be destroyed
or removed after full implementa
tion of the 20-year plan.
“This area has been a haven for
low-income University students and
their families,” wrote University
alumna M.L. Walden, in a letter to
the editor published in the Emerald.
“Without the low rent housing in
this neighborhood, thousand of past
University families could not have
afforded the education they sought.”
For more information, contact
the University Planning Office at
346-5562.
—Aimee Rudin
Forum to explore
looming Iraq war
The University Senate and ASUO
will host a public forum Tuesday
called “The University and the Iraq
Crisis.” The event will take place in
the EMU Ballroom from 7 p.m. to 9
p.m. Overflow seating will be avail
able at 180 PLC, which will have
with a live video feed of the event.
Members of the University com
munity will speak, including Presi
dent Dave Frohnmayer, who will ad
dress “The Role of Universities in
Times of National and International
Crisis.” Senate Vice President Low
ell Bowditch and ASUO Campus
Outreach Coordinator Hilary Araka
ki will provide opening remarks.
Other scheduled speakers are ge
ography Professor Alec Murphy on
“Putting the Iraq Crisis in Geopoliti
cal Perspective,” history Professor
Daniel Pope on “Historical Perspec
tives on Student Peace Activism”
and sociology professor Greg
McLauehlan on “U.S. Foreign Policy
and Its Critics.”
McLauehlan said the forum will
offer the University community a
chance to further discuss and learn
about the potential war with Iraq.
“The purpose of the forum is to pro
vide multiple perspectives on the
causes, potential consequences and
possible solutions to the international
crisis regarding Iraq,” McLauehlan ex
plained. “We will also examine the
constructive role the University and
broader community can play in a time
when we face a threat of major war.”
—Jennifer Bear
The Break shoots for a
‘break-even budget’
The EMU Board voted unani
mously to approve The Break’s
#85,750 operating budget for the
2003-04 fiscal year. It was the only
program covered in Thursday after
noon’s budget hearing.
The Break, the pool hall located
on the EMU’s ground floor, is funded
through student incidental fees and
must meet annually with the EMU
board budget committee to secure
funding for the next year.
In the past, The Break has operat
ed at a deficit. However, changes to
the program’s operation “have al
lowed it to be a break-even budget,
as opposed to last year when The
Break lost about #45,000,” Break
Manager Debby Martin explained.
Board member Windy Borman
agreed that the proposed budget was
a step in the right direction.
“I feel that this budget definitely
has the potential to break even this
year,” Borman said. “This has the
potential for us to be fiscally respon
sible and I feel comfortable putting
this forward.”
The Break, a former bowling alley,
features pool tables, video games, table
tennis and a comfortable atmosphere
for University students and faculty.
—Aimee Rudin
MLK
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starting the Racism-Free School
campaign in Eugene, which has been
implemented at several local schools
during the past several years.
This event will also recognize K-12
student entries for MLK-related es
says, poems and art.
The Eugene and Springfield branch
of the NAAGP is organizing its annual
MLK Day March, which will begin at 9
a.m. and run from the MLK Park on
West 10th Avenue and Grant Street to
the Eugene Police and Fire Training
Center on West Second Avenue and
Chambers Street.
’the march is meant to draw at
tention to civil rights and King’s
life. Marchers will carry signs and
traffic will be stopped for the event.
Afterward, KLCC commentator
Alan Siporin will present the
keynote address.
University groups are cosponsor
ing an entire week of celebration.
Leadership workshops, a poetry
slam, and hip-hop and gospel music
are just a few of the events planned
between Tuesday and Jan 29. For in
formation, contact the Black Stu
dent Union at 346-4379.
Contact the reporter
atromangokhman@dailyemerald.com.
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Martin Luther King Jr. events
Citywide events
celebrating MLK Day
Martin Luther King Day Cele
bration
Soreng Theater — Huit Center
Jan. 20 — 6 p.m.
Free
MLK Contest and Celebration
Springfield DoubieTree Hotel
— 5280 Gateway St., Spring
field
Jan. 20 — 2 p.m.
Free
NAACP MLK Day March
Starting at MLK Park at West
10th Avenue and Grant Street
Ending at Eugene Police and
Fire Training Center at West Sec
ond Avenue and Chambers
Street
Jan. 20 — marchers should ar
rive at 8:45 a.m.; the march
will begin at 9 a.m.
Free
University events
for Martin Luther
King Jr. Celebration::
The Soul of the
Movement
Effective Leadership (work
shop)
Dak River Room — EMU
jan. 21—4 p.m.
Free
A leader's Legacy (workshop)
Oak River Room — EMU
Jan. 22 — 2 p.m.
Free
MLK Awards Luncheon
Gerlinger Lounge -M5erlinger
Hail
Jan. 23 — noon
Free
MLK. Poetry Celebration
Gerlinger Lounge — Gerlinger
Half
Jan. 24 — 5 p.m.
Admission: one non-perish
able food item
Unity Celebration: It’s Not just
a Black Thing
Fir Room — EMU
Jan. 27 — 6 p.m.
Free
Coal-setting and impacting
Democracy (workshop)
Location to be announced
Jan 28 — 4 p.m.
Free
Beyond Black America (docu
mentary)
Multicultural Center — EMU
Jan. 28 — 6:30 p.m.
Free
Sweet Soul Music with
keynote speaker and musician
Ron Paris
180 PIC
Jan. 29 — 6:30 p.m.
Free
filURCE: Black Stud&liUnion
Make a difference!
Alicia Lindquist and James George taught elementary school
children the meaning of sportsmanship during Civil War week.
Volunteer Fair!
1 Jan 22 & 23 • 10am - 3pm • EMU Concourse
Volunteer agencies from Eugene will be giving
you the opportunity to sign up and help out
in the community!
All students welcome!
1 Sponsored by the U0 Interfraternal and Panhellenic Councils
Admission
Emerald City
January 18&19,
Show Hours
Fashion Shows
Saturday, January 18th 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday, January 19th 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
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